strainer

[ strey-ner ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that strains.

  2. a filter, sieve, or the like for straining liquids.

  1. a stretcher or tightener.

Origin of strainer

1
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at strain1, -er1

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How to use strainer in a sentence

  • The spoons in the glasses are pierced with holes like tea-strainers so that the tea may be stirred without spilling it.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • They were first known as double glass balloons, and most of them employed metal strainers.

    All About Coffee | William H. Ukers
  • He borried Mr. Mills's wire-strainers, and when he got the fust wire up—oh, he thought he was gettin' on capital.

    Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer | George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
  • The pulp may be supplied from a chest, and passed through a cock into a trough, by which it is conveyed to the strainers.

  • Strainers may be used on the faucets if at any time the water from these sources becomes muddy.

British Dictionary definitions for strainer

strainer

/ (ˈstreɪnə) /


noun
  1. a sieve used for straining sauces, vegetables, tea, etc

  2. a gauze or simple filter used to strain liquids

  1. Australian and NZ a self-locking device or a tool for tightening fencing wire

  2. Australian and NZ the main post in a wire fence, often diagonally braced

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